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Tech's cutting-edge companies are not only building products that will shape our future, but they're also building campuses with a vision to match.<p>It's not enough to just have a nice cafeteria or a volleyball court anymore. Today's tech companies strive for architectural showpieces that make a …

Singer released new album ‘Blackstar’ on Friday<p>David Bowie, a shape-shifting giant of the music world who defined the glam-rock era and influenced fashion and other arenas, has died after a struggle with cancer. He was 69 years old.<p>The singer’s death was reported in a statement posted to his …

Estimates of the chance of a magnitude 8.0 or greater earthquake hitting California in the next three decades have been raised from about 4.7% to 7%, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday.<p>Scientists said the reason for the increased estimate was because of the growing understanding that …

<i>"Of course I'll marry you, you old booby."</i><p>Have more poetic words ever been spoken in the English language? I think not.<p>In Sunday's season finale of "Downton Abbey," Carson fulfills the dreams of millions of viewers and more than a few fan-fiction writers by proposing marriage to Mrs. Hughes. It's a …

An enhanced version of a video recording of L.A. police officers fatally shooting a homeless man on skid row Sunday appears to show the man's hand reaching in the direction of an officer's waistband.<p>A Times review of the video shows the officer quickly pulling away at that moment. Then, three of …

Monday’s Pictures in the News begins in the skid row area of downtown Los Angeles, where a man places a cardboard sign at the site of a deadly officer-involved shooting that claimed the life of a homeless man.<p>Washington, D.C.: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the annual American …

An officer-involved shooting on Los Angeles' skid row has captured nationwide attention with cellphone video that shows the incident.<p>Three officers opened fire on a man just before noon Sunday on San Pedro Street in downtown L.A. As the L.A. Times gathers more information and details surrounding …

Measles has been a scourge for centuries, afflicting millions of people. It has been blamed, in part, for decimating native populations of the Americas as Europeans explored the New World. In modern times, before a vaccine was developed, nearly every American contracted the virus, with its telltale …

Repercussions from some data breaches are easily remedied, but victims of insurance company Anthem’s breach will have to remain vigilant against fraud for the rest of their lives.<p>The insurance company, which is one of the nation's largest and includes several major Blue Cross and Blue Shield …

While we appreciate it in the abstract, few of us pause to grasp the miracles of modern life, from artificial light to air conditioning, as <b>Steven Johnson</b> puts it in the excellent <b>How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World</b> (<i>public library</i>), “how amazing it is that we drink water …

San Francisco has more than 65 privately developed spaces that are open to the public. No two are alike, and not all are readily apparent. Some are on rooftops; some are tucked inside buildings. Others are hidden in plain sight, easy to walk by without a second glance.<p>The city’s Planning Department …